“It is already in use and parents as well as children have already benefitted - for example in one of our Saturday science workshops.”

It was designed by private firm HLP – and even features Great British Bake Off style ovens – with funding from the school’s budget.

The room is being called the Discovery Den after a pupil competition to name the room was won by Liam Whitehouse, from year six.

Mrs Heap said the building work went smoothly, apart from the uncovering of a Second World War underground air raid shelter, which had to be filled with concrete and sealed to enable the foundations to be built.

The official opening of the room this week co-incides with Highfields being awarded the Silver Primary Science Quality Award.